This is turning into slashdot.
Abtin
On Aug 21, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Mikeal Rogers <mikeal at osafoundation.org>
wrote:
> This is hilarious.
>> - Someone posts something off topic
> - Several people respond upset that someone is posting off topic
> - More people join in and begin discussing why they are upset when
> people post off topic
> - Maybe one person disagrees with list policy, starts sub-thread
> argument about why their disagreement
>> Conclusion:
> Off topic post becomes largest thread on list in months.
>> -Mikeal
>> On Aug 21, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Julian Snitow wrote:
>>> Yeah! You shouldn't post off-topic unless it's a matter of life
>> and death! ;-)
>>>> On 8/21/07, Tim Johnson <timjohnson at google.com> wrote:
>>> Are you somehow under the impression that someone, indeeed anyone,
>>> has
>>> solicited or desires your email?
>>>>>> Let me assure you right now that whatever whim it was that lead
>>> you to think
>>> so was erroneous unless your friend is scheduled to be killed by
>>> Python.
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 21/08/07, john_re <john_re at fastmail.us> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:15:52 -0700, "Russell Whitaker"
>>>> < russell.whitaker at gmail.com> said:
>>>>> On 8/19/07, john_re <john_re at fastmail.us> wrote:
>>>>>> Will you please read the following, and then:
>>>>>>>>>>> [SNIP]
>>>>>>>>>> Why are you spamming the Python list this irrelevant post?
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>> Russell Whitaker
>>>>>http://www.survivalarts.com/>>>>>>>> My post will seem irrelevant to entities who fail to, or do not,
>>>> appreciate &/or value the moral values & nature of free software,
>>>> freedom software, GNU software.
>>>>>>>> To entities who appreciate that aspect, my post is naturally
>>>> relevant
>>>> along the lines of moral concerns relevant to that community.
>>>>>>>> A life unjustly taken (moreover a system that continues to
>>>> unjustly take
>>>> lives) is definitely worth notifiying a community through a
>>>> community
>>>> communication channel, giving them an easy opportunity to do some
>>>> major
>>>> good in the world (by filling out a form to send a message).
>>>> [Call it
>>>> debugging a bug in a social system in our world.]
>>>>>>>http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/tmn/>>> campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=12310&t=kenneth.dwt
>>>>>>>> I do not consider my post spam. I do consider my post relevant.
>>>> And,
>>>> even if every person in the universe other than me considers it
>>>> spam,
>>>> I'm ok with that.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28electronic%29>>>>>>>> * Spam (electronic), unsolicited or undesired bulk electronic
>>>> messages. There are many types of electronic spam, including
>>>>>>>> * E-mail spam, unsolicited e-mail.
>>>> * Forum spam, posting advertisements or useless posts on a
>>>> forum.
>>>> * Spamdexing, manipulating a search engine to create the
>>>> illusion of popularity for webpages.
>>>> * Spam in blogs, posting random comments or promoting
>>>> commercial
>>>> services to blogs, wikis, guestbooks.
>>>> * Newsgroup spam, advertisement and forgery on newsgroups.
>>>>>>>> Note: "unsolicited or undesired"
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>>http://baypiggies.net/>>>>>>>> We are the Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest
>>>> Group.
>>>> No membership is required, and beginners are welcome!
>>>>>>>> Note: "Python Interest", ie "Interest in Python "
>>>>>>>> Mailing List
>>>>>>>> Please click here to sign up, or to edit your subscription.
>>>>>>>> Note: Email solicited, desired.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>>>>>>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies>>>>>>>> This is the mailing list for the SF Bay Area Python Interest
>>>> Group, aka
>>>> BayPIGgies.
>>>>>>>> Note: For the group - not just for the pleasure of morally
>>>> unconcerned
>>>> members of the group.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>>http://python.org/about/>>>>>>>> Python is friendly... and easy to learn
>>>>>>>> The Python newsgroup is known as one of the friendliest around.
>>>>>>>> Note: Friendly newsgroup. Moreover, "is known as one of the
>>>> friendliest
>>>> around." Sounds like my kind of people.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>> Summary: Friendly people interested in a freer than freedom sw
>>>> (gpl)
>>>> project (Python is open source type licensed), & soliciting
>>>> community
>>>> oriented email. Ergo: Not spam.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>> Friendly Python People: Here's a way for you to do something else
>>>> good
>>>> for the world today:
>>>>>>>> Here's where you can learn "Why relief should be granted":
>>>>http://www.freekenneth.com/kennethscase.htm>>>>>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>>>>> =====
>>>> Russel: How many millenia (or googolplexes of years) do you think
>>>> Google
>>>> will archive our discussion about items of concern to menmbers of
>>>> the
>>>> Python community (If none other than the concerns of just members
>>>> you &
>>>> I.)?
>>>>>>>> Also: (Is there a smiley for that look I sometimes get, kind of a
>>>> puzzled, contemplative, pondering wondering bemused "looking at the
>>>> infinte" look???)
>>>>>>>> Finally: What does Milton Sirotta have to do with this:
>>>>http://www.python.org/~guido/ ?
>>>> --
>>>>>>>>john_re at fastmail.us>>>>>>>> --
>>>>http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your
>>>> own
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